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The police claimed to have arrested two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba in north Kashmir’s Sopore space.
On Wednesday evening, on a tip-off concerning the presence of militants of proscribed terrorist organisation, LeT at Botingoo village, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the Sopore Police together with the 22 RR, 179 BN CRPF, Det Marcos.
“The area was cordoned off and, later, a search was started. During the search, two persons within the cordoned area in an orchard were found in a suspicious condition and were apprehended,” a police village mentioned individuals have been recognized as Imtiyaz Ahmad Ganai and Waseem Ahmad Lone, each residents of Botingoo .
“On their search, one pistol, one magazine and eight rounds were recovered from the possession of Ganai, and one Chinese hand grenade was recovered from the possession of Lone. During preliminary questioning, the duo revealed that they were working as hybrid terrorists and overground workers, respectively, for the LeT,” the police mentioned.
Police mentioned the duo was working on the beheest of an lively LeT terrorist Bilal Hamza Mir of Brath Kalan, Sopore. “They have been planning to assault safety forces and civilians in and across the Sopore space.
Accordingly, a case stands registered in Police Station, Sopore, below related provisions of legislation.
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